Game



J. DOMINGO Aug. 20, 1940.

GAME

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GAME

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A itorneys Patented Aug. 20, 1940 ?ATET OFFiCE GAME Julian Domingo, Newark, N. J.

Application June 2, 1939, Serial No. 277,104

1 Claim.

This invention'relates to games, and has for the primary object the provision of a game wherein two or more players may participate in competition with each other and will require con- 5 siderable skill on the part of the players with chance entering into each play, so that the game will afford a maximum amount of amusement while providing healthful exercise and may be played indoors or outdoors.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts 'to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following descriptiona'nd'accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view showing the playing field of the game with the game pieces occupying positions thereon while certain of the game pieces are spinning in a direction toward targets arranged in a selected manner on the playing field while certain of the game pieces are shown at rest on the playing field after completing spinnmg.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation showing certain of the game pieces in motion while others are at rest on the field.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the'line 33 of Figure 1.

' Figure lis a side elevation illustrating one of the spinning pieces.

Figure 5 is an edge view illustrating one of the spinning pieces.

Figure 6 is a side elevation illustrating one of the targets."

Figure 7 is an edge view illustrating one of the targets.

Figure 8 is a side elevation illustrating a shoot ing device for the spinning disc.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional View illustrating the shooting device.

Figure 10 is a transverse sectional'view illustrating the shooting device. I

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 5 indicates a playing field which may be of any desired construction providing a comparatively smooth surface and placed on said field intermediate the ends thereof and transversely is an assembly line 6 on which the targets l are positioned.

Each target I is substantially parabolic shaped including opposed convex faces 8 with an annular periphery. A flattened face 9 is provided on the periphery on which the target may sustain a vertical position when positioned on the assembly line E5 of the playing field.

The external peripheral diameter of the target may be of any desired dimension also the target may be of any desired thickness. The targets are it arranged on the assembly line t at a selected distance apart with the peripheries opposite the ends of the playing field. It is preferable that the distances between the targets be slightly less than the peripheral diameter of said targets.

The players end of the playingfield is designated by the character A, that is the players stand a selected distance from the assembly line and toward one end of the playing field when playing the game. Two or more players may 35 participate in the playing of the game by rules which will be hereinafter set forth, and each player in playing the game has a pair of spinning discs Q to play the'game with.

Each spinning disc is of substantially parabolic it shape similar 'to the shape of the targets except the periphery thereof is minus a flattened face as clearly shown in Figures 4 and 5. The opposite side face of the spinning disc is substantially fiat with the curvature of the periphery 2 .5 merging thereinto as is apparent from Figure 5. The opposite side faces of the spinning discs may be readily grasped between a thumb and fingers of one hand of a player while the player uses a finger of the other hand to impart a spinning no motion to the spinning disc on the playing field.

It is preferable that the targets be numbered consecutively when arranged on the line and any number of targets may be employed according to the wishes of the players. However, it has been 35 found preferable to employ at least ten targets with said targets numbered one to ten, inclusive, as shown in Figure 3.

As before stated, the players take a position at the end A of the playing field and the players play 40 in turns, each player having at his disposal two spinning discs. The object in the game is for the player to spin the discs on the playing field in the direction of the targets so that the discs while spinning travel towards the targets and when engaged withany one of the targets is supposed to knock over that target counting a score for the player. If the target knocked over also knocks over the target adjacent thereto counts an additional score for the player. Further, if the target knocked over in turn knocks over one or more of the targets if consecutively numbered counts a score for each target knocked over, that is, if the target 4 is hit by the spinning disc and knocks over targets 5, 6 and 7, the targets 5, 6 and '7 each counts a score for the player. However, should the target 4 knock over the target 5 and target 7, the target 7 does not count as additional score for the player and must be replaced in its position on the assembly line, while the target 5 counts.

In the playing of the game, each player. has one turn with his first spinner disc. The discs after spinning are allowed to come to rest on the field and the disc which is located furthest from the assembly line indicates that the player of that disc is the first to spin the second disc toward the targets. The other players take their turn of play in accordance with the positions their discs come to rest on the playing field with respect to the assembly line.

Thus it will be seen that after the first play, or each player has spun one disc, the original rotation of the players as to their turn of playing no longer applies.

Such spinner discs that do not pass the assembly line are not used by their players until the other players whose discs have come to rest on the playing field beyond the assembly line have had their turn at spinning the second disc toward the targets.

Any spinner disc which has come to rest on the assembly line when first played is never played until the very last after the players have had an opportunity to spin discs toward the targets from opposite sides of the playing field and in alignment with the assembly line.

The game is terminated when all targets have been knocked down in accordance with the rules of the game and, of course, the player who succeeds in knocking down the greatest number of targets wins the game.

Bystanders may also participate in the game by inserting a spinner disc in the line of play. If after the players have finished playing with their spinner discs first from the end of the playing field and then at the opposite sides of the playing field in alignment with the assembly line and any targets remain standing those targets count as scores for the bystander. If two or more bystanders play in the game then they share the score proportionately based on the number of targets that remain standing.

It may be preferable for the players to use a shooting device indicated in entirety by the character l2 and which is so constructed as to provide accommodation for the spinning disc 9' when not in use.

The shooting device 12 consists of an elongated casing E3 of substantially rectangular shape in cross section and has one end fully open, as shown at M, with the bottom wall of the casing extended to form a lip I 5. In the open end of the casing and in alignment with the longitudinal axis of said casing is a set screw l6 threaded in the top wall of the casing. This set screw is for the purpose of supporting a spinning disc ready to be shot from the shooting device. By referring to Figure 8 it will be seen that the spinning disc is placed in an upright position with the set screw in engagement with the periphery.

A spring influenced plunger I! is slidably mounted in the closed end of the casing and its outer end is equipped with a finger piece l8. The plunger I7 is located laterally of the longitudinal axis of the casing so that when it contacts the spinning disc supported by the set screw itwill engage the disc to one side of the vertical axis of the disc. The player pulls the finger piece 18 away from the closed end of the casing and releases the finger piece, the spring drives the plunger against the spinner disc disengaging the latter from the set screw so as to spin off of the lip [5 onto the playing surface of the board.

Partitions l9 are arranged in the casing and opposite said partitions are sliding doors 20 coacting with the partitions and the upper and lower walls of the casing in defining compartments 2| to receive the spinning disc when not in use.

It is believed that the simplicity and meritsof the game will be perfectly apparent to those ing extension at the open end of the casing, a 4

screw passing through the top of the casing adjacent the open end thereof and adapted to engage the top part of a disk placed in the open end of the casing and resting on the bottom, and a spring-pressed plunger rod passing through the closed end of the casing and lying in a longitudinal plane slightly offset from the screw, whereby when the plunger rod is caused to strike the disk it will strike said disk to one side of the center thereof so as to project the disk from the casing over the lip and cause it to spin.

JULIAN DOMINGO. 

